I agree with Mike. Can anyone think of a PM going before he had to when it was virtually certain he'd lose? All the precedent is in the other direction: Brown in 2010, Major in 1997, Callaghan i… (View Post)

I'm not sure that's true of all or even most of them. I know a few, and from what I can see, Trump supporters break down into the following, overlapping, categories: - those who really hate… (View Post)

A couple of days ago I said my fondest wish for this year is that we finally get serious about kicking Russia out of Ukraine. Here are some more hopes, no doubt mostly unrealistic, especially in an e… (View Post)

It is an odd world in which repeatedly inflicting policy calamities on this country is spun away and quickly forgotten, while somtimes trivial personal foibles end careers. (View Post)

My main hope for 2024 is that we, the Germans and the Americans will finally get serious about helping Ukraine to win, rather than just survive. It might cost us more in the short run, but it would b… (View Post)